Companies that have an interest in Web Television, video and TV via the Internet (IPTV)

Broadband Video Companies

Fancast – Revisiting The Service In Light Of Hulu | Now Comes With Full TV Episodes

Hulu was launched as a private beta earlier this week, and immediately provoked a ream of blog space dedicated to it. ...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

YouTube Commenters Name Rhys Jones Murder Suspect | Liable For Possible False Allegation?

YouTube is now at the centre of a murder case, after commenters on the video sharing site named the alleged killer...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu Is Competitor To Brightcove Not YouTube | Views From Around The Blogosphere

Hulu has finally launched, well sort of at least. The joint venture between NBC and News Corp. that some thought would...
Mathew Ingram
1 min read

Hulu Finally Launches In Private Beta | More Promising Now That It Has Launched?

I doubt anyone has actually forgotten about Hulu, but it may be worth looking back over the mixed history it has...
Michael Garrett
2 min read

Apple Hire Student On Strength Of YouTube Advert | User Generated Content Still Growing

There was further proof this week of the rise in popularity of promoting user generated content to the big time. An...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Redesign Under Way | Users Offered An Early Preview And Asked For Feedback

YouTube have announced, via a new blog post, that the look of the massively popular video sharing website will be undergoing...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

The Daily Show Web Archives Unavailable To All Non-US Citizens… But I’m Canadian!

The Daily Show is a brilliant satirical show which everyone has probably heard of, even if they aren’t particularly fans of...
Mathew Ingram
1 min read

YouTube Launches In Australia | Claim They Should Not Be Governed By Media Legislation

YouTube yesterday launched a localised Australian version of the site to better cater for their 3 million odd Australian users. Even...
Dave Parrack
58 sec read

Google Partner With Nielsen Ratings To Measure Ad Numbers And Demographics

Google have announced they are to partner with Nielsen, the company which measures television ratings across various demographics. Nielsen has set...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

MySpace Debuts ‘Roommates’ | A New Post College Drama Series Released In Segments

Another multi episode show has today been announced as a MySpace exclusive.  Following in the wake of Quarterlife, which we spoke...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Media Giants Want User Generated Content Principles | Blocking Copyrighted Material

A host of media companies have launched a new push to force user generated content sites such as YouTube to tighten...
Sherwin Siy
3 min read

TVLinks Shut Down By Authorities | Owner Arrested On Copyright Violation Charges

The massively popular video streaming site TVLinks was last night shut down by British authorities and the owner, a 26 year...
Dave Parrack
58 sec read

Viacom, Disney, Microsoft and MySpace Team Up To Battle For Their Online Copyrights

Viacom, Disney, Microsoft, and MySpace all have a couple of things in common? Apart from being huge media companies with a lot...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Tubecast – An Internet TV Startup | A Joost Alternative With YouTube & Veoh Content

Tubecast.tv is a new Internet video/TV startup currently in alpha testing. I stumbled across this great find at the Museum of modern...
Phil Butler
1 min read

The Google YouTube Anti-Piracy Tool Means The Internet Is A Little Less Free Today

Under pressure from movie studios, record labels and their friends on Capitol Hill to filter out copyrighted material, YouTube’s parent company Google...
Gigi Sohn
3 min read

The Daily Show Gets Site Dedicated To Video Clips Archive | Viacom Stupid Like A Fox?

Viacom has been feuding with YouTube for almost a year now over various copyrighted clips of John Stewart that keep popping...
Mathew Ingram
1 min read

YouTube Anti-Piracy Software Finally Launches | Google Back To The Drawing Board Already?

Originally planned for a September release, the fabled YouTube antipiracy tool has finally appeared, according to Webware. Due to the controversy...
Michael Garrett
2 min read

Discovery Plans To Acquire HowStuffWorks | A New Outlet For Educational Videos Online

A great many publications today are telling the story of The Discovery Channel‘s owner Discovery’s plans to acquire HowStuffWorks.com for a...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Mogulus or Ustream | Which Live Streaming Video Broadcasting Tool Is Better For You?

Mogulus and Ustream are two of the most interesting web based live video streaming services available to budding live web broadcasters. ...
Robin Good
9 min read

Jing Screencasting Tool Gets Upgrades | Free, Simple To Use, And Now Better Than Ever

If you are a budding screencaster, then there are a number of tools which can help you in your quest. Some...
Michael Pick
1 min read

Monetizing Your Blog With AdSense YouTube Video Units | Video Advertising Tutorial

After months of speculation and testing, Google have finally made it official and recently announced the launch of “Video Units”. This...
Robin Good
4 min read

AdHoc Video Advertising Launched By Blinkx | Google Adsense Beaten At Their Own Game

Showing how quickly the Internet TV and online video business moves these days, Blinkx has launched its own advertising platform just...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

Insight24 | Business to Business Video Portal and Syndication Network

Insight24 is a specialist Business-to-Business video site that focuses on tech and business videos and podcasts. The average YouTube surfer would...
Chris Tew
3 min read

Adsense Embedded YouTube Video Units Arrive | Google Announces Advert Evolution

Google has officially launched the adsense video adverts which we discussed a week or so ago here on WebTVWire. To provide a...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

Avot mV Review | An In Depth Look At The Mobile Phone Search Tool For Online Videos

Avot mV is a new free application which allows users anywhere to watch their favourite clips from a whole host of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

UC Berkeley Makes 300+ Hours Of Course and Lecture Videos Available To All On YouTube

There are a lot of people who would like to go to college without, you know, actually going to college, and...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Magnify.net Improves And Upgrades | Video Curation Platform, Mini Video Player & More

Magnify.net, a peer driven video broadcast platform for businesses, groups and individuals, has rolled out a new video curation platform. Magnify...
Phil Butler
2 min read

Nokia Expands Its Mobile Media Partner List | CNN And Sony Join YouTube And Reuters

Nokia has announced the addition of Sony Pictures and CNN to its growing list of media and video partners. Nokia are...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Joost Moves From Private Beta To Public Launch | The IPTV Service Still Needs Help

Joost has now officially launched to the public, moving from a Beta testing stage to one which makes the IPTV service...
Michael Garrett
2 min read

YouTube Embedded Video Players Now To Come With Google AdSense Included

Adsense is now starting to make an appearance at YouTube, news that is long overdue, but Google unveiled the new feature...
Michael Garrett
1 min read